J. R. R. Tolkien

Chronology of Coverage

Dec. 21, 2014

Travelers to Jenins, Switzerland, an hour's drive from Zurich, can now visit world's first Middle-earth museum, dedicated to the works of author J R R Tolkien. MORE

May. 19, 2014

Excerpts from three translations of poem Beowulf by J R R Tolkien and Seamus Heaney featured. MORE

May. 19, 2014

Prose translation of early English poem Beowulf that J R R Tolkien completed in 1926 is being published for first time by Houghton Mifflin under title Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary; Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, was strongly influenced by poem. MORE

Jun. 23, 2013

Dec. 9, 2012

Editorial observes that original manuscripts for J R R Tolkien books The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, which are being made into series of movies, first of which is set to be released, belong to Marquette University. MORE

''The Lord of the Rings'' movie trilogy has created a real-life fantasy world for movie buffs and epic-adventure fans, complete with sold-out midnight releases and coveted action figures. But the movies, which were released beginning in 2001, have also renewed interest in the British author J. R. R. Tolkien.